It's sock time at Chez Kit & Peter - too warm lately to knit anything big, besides which a lot of stuff is still in boxes and socks are fun. :)First up, another pair of socks in Marble. This yarn is 100% acrylic but is really a pleasure to knit with - very soft and the colour changes are so pretty! These ones are about 2" longer than the first pair and I still had substantial yarn left over - I could probably get knee-highs out of one ball! The next pair of these in the queue though will be for Peter - I've got a nice rusty-autumny colourway that I think will be sufficiently masculine for him. But first...
Here is the start (about 1/2 the leg) of his Mega Boots Stretch sock #1. Here's the specs for the yarn; the colourway is #701, which you can (hopefully) see in the picture goes from navy blue to gray and light blue in very subtle striping. It's a luscious yarn to knit with - I've found before that knitting eeny-weeny sock yarn makes my hands cramp but no problem with that in this yarn. The pattern is from Arachne's Sock Calculator, my first time trying it but it's very thorough! The only thing that has me worried is that the ribbing seems a tad loose, but Peter's got such muscular calves it should be all right.
However, if it doesn't fit right I'll frog and try another pattern. This yarn is nice enough to re-knit. :)Finally, another pair for me - these are heavy-duty socks in Patons Shetland Chunky (my old favourite!), that make for wonderful house socks. I knit them to the full leg length prescribed (9 1/2") and then fold them down to a cuff - perfect slipper socks. Obviously not needed now in the heat of July, but autumn is not far away and I like my toes toasty.
Still having palpitations about assembling the teddy bear - poor thing is stuck in a drawer until I get up my nerve. I really don't like assembly; maybe that's why I'm so big on socks lately? They're self-assembling. Plus there's always the cool factor of the heels and toes. Dang, I love heels and toes!
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